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Kris Letang

1987 - Today

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Kristopher Joseph Pierre Irwin Letang (born April 24, 1987) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman and alternate captain for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). He played juniors in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) with Val-d'Or Foreurs for three seasons, during which time he was selected 62nd overall by the Penguins in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. In his second full NHL season, Letang won the 2009 Stanley Cup with Pittsburgh. He became a two-time Stanley Cup champion when the Penguins defeated the San Jose Sharks in 2016, and a three-time Stanley Cup champion when the Penguins defeated the Nashville Predators in 2017. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Kris Letang is the 388th most popular hockey player (up from 445th in 2024), the 1,247th most popular biography from Canada (up from 1,331st in 2019) and the 73rd most popular Canadian Hockey Player.

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Kris Letang ranks 388 out of 676. Before him are Petr Sýkora, Frans Nielsen, Alexander Semin, David Pastrňák, Radko Gudas, and Richard Lintner. After him are John LeClair, Robert Dietrich, P. R. Sreejesh, T. J. Oshie, Mikael Tellqvist, and Corey Perry.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1987, Kris Letang ranks 834. Before him are Marcin Lewandowski, Gianluca Brambilla, Luigi Samele, Hunter Parrish, Han Bo-reum, and Roza Sarkisian. After him are İrem Derici, Nicolai Müller, Anthony Mounier, Anaïs Bescond, Magnus Krog, and Per Ciljan Skjelbred.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Kris Letang ranks 1,248 out of 1,622. Before him are Nathan MacKinnon (1995), Gabriela Dabrowski (1992), Simon Whitfield (1975), Melanie Scrofano (1982), Elyse Levesque (1985), and Kurt Browning (1966). After him are Ali Adler (1967), Corey Perry (1985), Cam Ward (1984), Mike Kroeger (1972), Noah Mills (1983), and Cameron Baerg (1972).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Canada

Among hockey players born in Canada, Kris Letang ranks 73. Before him are Doug Gilmour (1963), Chris Pronger (1974), Rene Bourque (1981), Sean Burke (1967), Ryan O'Reilly (1991), and Nathan MacKinnon (1995). After him are Corey Perry (1985), Cam Ward (1984), Patrice Bergeron (1985), Pierre Turgeon (1969), Brad Marchand (1988), and Brian Bellows (1964).

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